Odd...I thought you wanted to do it because you loved him and wanted your children to get to know him - the good and bad..or weaknesses, which serve to remind us that he was only human...unlike the wealthy of today.

If I could, I would do something like this for my father, for I admire that he built himself up from a kid who had to carry his shoes to school so that they last longer, to a man who became one of the Greek shipowners we hear so much about, yet never put on airs, loved going to his home village to drink coffee and talk with shepherds etc, while writing literature that was published in 7 languages and never turned away a plea to help a child who needed medical attention.

Hmm...maybe I should make a post about the two men who stole from him...and how he reacted. I think they make marvellous lessons - except, it would be wasted, as nobody reads my posts anyway.

Those who ignore their roots do not only end up denying their ancestors, they also cut themselves off from the lessons they should have learnt so as to grow deeper ways of thinking and dreaming. An odd thing is that most of those who deny the importance of their family history, want their own children to love them and learn from them their values.

Okay, I am done with pontificating :)